Key: Eb major
Verse 1
G#
A
G#
A
The
Ab
A
warden
threw a party in the county jail
Ab
A
The prison band was there and
the joint began to swing
Ab
A
You should've heard them
Verse 2
D
A
Let's rock; everybody,
E
A
let's rock
E
Ab
E
D
A
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
E
Spider
Verse 3
on the slide trombone
Ab
A
The drummer boy from Illinois went crash,
boom, bang
Ab
A
The whole rhythm section
was the Purple Gang
Verse 4
D
A
D
A
Let's rock; everybody,
E
A
let's rock
E
D
Everybody in the whole cell block
Verse 5
Ab
A
I sure would be delighted
with your company
Ab
A
Come on and do the Jailhouse
Rock with me"
Verse 6
D
A
D
A
Let's rock; everybody,
let's rock
E
Ab
D
A
Everybody in the whole cell block
E
A
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
E
D
Am
Interlude 1
A
E
A
E
D
A
Ab
Verse 7
on a block of stone
Ab
A
Way over in the corner weepin' all alone
Ab
A
The warden said, "Hey, buddy,
don't you be no square
Ab
A
If you can't find a partner,
use a wooden chair"
Verse 8
D
A
Am
A
Am
Let's rock; everybody,
E
D
Am
Everybody in the whole cell block
Verse 9
"For Heaven's sake
Ab
A
No one's lookin'; now's our
A
Bugsy turned to Shifty and he said, "Nix, nix
Ab
A
I want to stick around a while
and get my kicks"
D
Let's
Verse 10
A
D
A
rock; everybody,
E
A
let's rock
E
Ab
E
D
A
Everybody in the whole cell block
Was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Verse 11
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Ab
A
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Ab
A
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
Dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock
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